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...the distance, speed, and frame size 561 Allocating buffer credits for F_Ports 562 Monitoring buffers in a port group 562 Buffer credits switch or blade model 563 Maximum configurable distances for Extended Fabrics . . . . .564 Downgrade considerations 565 Buffer credit recovery 566 Buffer credit recovery...routing 570 Supported platforms for FC-FC routing 570 Supported configurations for FC-FC routing 571 Network OS connectivity limitations 571 Fibre Channel routing concepts 572 Proxy devices 575 FC-FC routing topologies 576 Phantom domains 577 FCR authentication 579 Setting up FC-...
...the distance, speed, and frame size 561 Allocating buffer credits for F_Ports 562 Monitoring buffers in a port group 562 Buffer credits switch or blade model 563 Maximum configurable distances for Extended Fabrics . . . . .564 Downgrade considerations 565 Buffer credit recovery 566 Buffer credit recovery...routing 570 Supported platforms for FC-FC routing 570 Supported configurations for FC-FC routing 571 Network OS connectivity limitations 571 Fibre Channel routing concepts 572 Proxy devices 575 FC-FC routing topologies 576 Phantom domains 577 FCR authentication 579 Setting up FC-...
Brocade 7.1.0 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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...binding or dynamic PID binding instead, because static PID binding creates problems in a fabric must use the WWN of the Fibre Channel disk for example, unplugging the device from one port and plugging it into a different port as part of fabric ...to physical Fibre Channel counterparts. Fortunately, very few device drivers still behave this chapter •Port Identifiers (PIDs) and PID binding overview 79 •Ports 84 •Blade terminology and compatibility 93 •Enabling and disabling blades 96 •Blade swapping 97 •Enabling and disabling switches 100 ...
...binding or dynamic PID binding instead, because static PID binding creates problems in a fabric must use the WWN of the Fibre Channel disk for example, unplugging the device from one port and plugging it into a different port as part of fabric ...to physical Fibre Channel counterparts. Fortunately, very few device drivers still behave this chapter •Port Identifiers (PIDs) and PID binding overview 79 •Ports 84 •Blade terminology and compatibility 93 •Enabling and disabling blades 96 •Blade swapping 97 •Enabling and disabling switches 100 ...
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.... • U_Port - Backbone port blades Because Backbones contain interchangeable port blades, their procedures differ from those switches merge into a single fabric without an isolation demarcation point. NOTE For detailed information about the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families, refer... Brocade device: • D_Port - However, the router terminates VEX_Ports rather than allowing different fabrics to another EX_Port. • F_Port - From the point of view of a switch in an edge fabric, a VEX_Port appears as a normal E_Port. A mirror port that connects a Fibre Channel ...
.... • U_Port - Backbone port blades Because Backbones contain interchangeable port blades, their procedures differ from those switches merge into a single fabric without an isolation demarcation point. NOTE For detailed information about the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families, refer... Brocade device: • D_Port - However, the router terminates VEX_Ports rather than allowing different fabrics to another EX_Port. • F_Port - From the point of view of a switch in an edge fabric, a VEX_Port appears as a normal E_Port. A mirror port that connects a Fibre Channel ...
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...53-1002745-02 The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 each port blade, a particular port must be inserted into a chassis are described as follows: • Control processor blades (CPs) contain ...used for low-level, platform-wide tasks. • Core blades are used for intra-chassis switching as well as the standby interface and no traffic is transmitted...blades are used for host, storage, and interswitch connections. • AP blades are used for Fibre Channel Application Services and Routing Services, FCIP, Converged Enhanced Ethernet, and encryption support. Ports 3 The different blades...
...53-1002745-02 The Brocade DCX-4S and DCX 8510-4 each port blade, a particular port must be inserted into a chassis are described as follows: • Control processor blades (CPs) contain ...used for low-level, platform-wide tasks. • Core blades are used for intra-chassis switching as well as the standby interface and no traffic is transmitted...blades are used for host, storage, and interswitch connections. • AP blades are used for Fibre Channel Application Services and Routing Services, FCIP, Converged Enhanced Ethernet, and encryption support. Ports 3 The different blades...
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... ge0 through 15 from bottom to top on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. Ports are numbered from 0 through 23 from bottom to top on the left set of ports and ...through 47 from bottom to ports on 64-port blades in a Virtual Fabric-enabled environment. The Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone families support loop devices on a 64-port blade that provides high performance 32-port 2 GbE auto-sensing 8-Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity with data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data ...
... ge0 through 15 from bottom to top on the right set of ports. 68 Yes Yes 16 FC Brocade Encryption blade that is not a part of the default logical switch. Ports are numbered from 0 through 23 from bottom to top on the left set of ports and ...through 47 from bottom to ports on 64-port blades in a Virtual Fabric-enabled environment. The Brocade DCX and Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone families support loop devices on a 64-port blade that provides high performance 32-port 2 GbE auto-sensing 8-Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity with data cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data ...
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...24 75 Yes Yes 12 FC Extension blade with 8-Gbps Fibre Channel, FCIP, and 10-GbE technology. 10 1-GbE Port numbering on this blade in the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families are not interchangeable or hot-swappable with the core blades for each CP (primary and secondary ...through 23 from bottom to bridge 10-GbE a Fibre Channel and Ethernet SAN. Brocade recommends that provides Converged Enhanced Ethernet to top on the left set of ports and 12 through ge9 1. Core blades Core blades provide intra-chassis switching and ICL connectivity, between DCX/DCX-4S platforms and...
...24 75 Yes Yes 12 FC Extension blade with 8-Gbps Fibre Channel, FCIP, and 10-GbE technology. 10 1-GbE Port numbering on this blade in the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families are not interchangeable or hot-swappable with the core blades for each CP (primary and secondary ...through 23 from bottom to bridge 10-GbE a Fibre Channel and Ethernet SAN. Brocade recommends that provides Converged Enhanced Ethernet to top on the left set of ports and 12 through ge9 1. Core blades Core blades provide intra-chassis switching and ICL connectivity, between DCX/DCX-4S platforms and...
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... blade must be affected by the swap operation. Blade selection The selection process includes selecting the switch and the blades to application, and so on). • Port count. FIGURE 2 Identifying the blades 2. How blades are offline, or verifying that none of blade or a different port count. Both blades ...number of front ports (for the swap operation and not attached to begin the process. Both blades must be of compatible technology types (for example, Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel, Ethernet to Ethernet, application to be available for example, 16 ports to 16 ports, 32 ...
... blade must be affected by the swap operation. Blade selection The selection process includes selecting the switch and the blades to application, and so on). • Port count. FIGURE 2 Identifying the blades 2. How blades are offline, or verifying that none of blade or a different port count. Both blades ...number of front ports (for the swap operation and not attached to begin the process. Both blades must be of compatible technology types (for example, Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel, Ethernet to Ethernet, application to be available for example, 16 ports to 16 ports, 32 ...
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... and restoring firmware on switches 268 •Testing and restoring firmware on the Brocade DCX-4S. • CR8 and CR4S-8 core blades provide ICL functionality between two Brocade DCX Backbones. CR4S-8 blades can be inserted only into the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families: • FC blades or port blades that contain only Fibre Channel ports; Chapter Installing and...
... and restoring firmware on switches 268 •Testing and restoring firmware on the Brocade DCX-4S. • CR8 and CR4S-8 core blades provide ICL functionality between two Brocade DCX Backbones. CR4S-8 blades can be inserted only into the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families: • FC blades or port blades that contain only Fibre Channel ports; Chapter Installing and...
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... successfully. [4]: Mon Mar 22 04:35:30 2010 264 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 If you have multiple AP blades, they are installed in parallel with the firmware download being performed on the active CP, but will cause a warm/non-disruptive ... Traffic 8 FX8-24 v7.1.0_main_bld27 GigE This command will be impacted for at different rates. Fibre Channel traffic is older. Version compatibility check passed. Using a separate session to connect to the switch, enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command to get the status of Firmware (FOS, SAS, or any application...
... successfully. [4]: Mon Mar 22 04:35:30 2010 264 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02 If you have multiple AP blades, they are installed in parallel with the firmware download being performed on the active CP, but will cause a warm/non-disruptive ... Traffic 8 FX8-24 v7.1.0_main_bld27 GigE This command will be impacted for at different rates. Fibre Channel traffic is older. Version compatibility check passed. Using a separate session to connect to the switch, enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command to get the status of Firmware (FOS, SAS, or any application...
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... included in this license. TABLE 69 License Available Brocade licenses Description 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (10G license) 7800 Upgrade • Allows 10 Gbps operation of FC ports on the Brocade 6510or 6520 switches or the FC ports of FC16-32 or FC16-48 port blades installed on a Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone. • Enables the two 10...
... included in this license. TABLE 69 License Available Brocade licenses Description 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (10G license) 7800 Upgrade • Allows 10 Gbps operation of FC ports on the Brocade 6510or 6520 switches or the FC ports of FC16-32 or FC16-48 port blades installed on a Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone. • Enables the two 10...
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... Upgrade license for the 7800 switches to use all ports. • 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to use 10Gb FC ports on FC16-32 blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520. • 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to enable 10Gb Ethernet ports on the FX8-24 extension blades. • Brocade 8000 - Port fencing Ports Fabric...
... Upgrade license for the 7800 switches to use all ports. • 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to use 10Gb FC ports on FC16-32 blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520. • 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel license to enable 10Gb Ethernet ports on the FX8-24 extension blades. • Brocade 8000 - Port fencing Ports Fabric...
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... blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520, as well as to activate the rest of the FC and GbE ports for more information.) Local switch SSH public key No license required. N/A Top Talkers Advanced Performance Monitoring Local switch and attached switches. N/A Web Tools No license required. N/A Brocade 7800 Upgrade license The Brocade 7800 has four Fibre Channel...
... blades, FC16-48 blades, and the Brocade 6510 and 6520, as well as to activate the rest of the FC and GbE ports for more information.) Local switch SSH public key No license required. N/A Top Talkers Advanced Performance Monitoring Local switch and attached switches. N/A Web Tools No license required. N/A Brocade 7800 Upgrade license The Brocade 7800 has four Fibre Channel...
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... downgrade considerations When a slot-based license is present on the switch, firmware downgrade to other slots. This operation verifies that uses the licensed feature on the blade in the earlier release now appears as "10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license." 474 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02...slots. 18 Slot-based licensing Slot-based licensing Slot-based licensing is used on the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families to support the FX8-24 blade, and on the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family to the number of slots upon which you can manually assign or...
... downgrade considerations When a slot-based license is present on the switch, firmware downgrade to other slots. This operation verifies that uses the licensed feature on the blade in the earlier release now appears as "10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license." 474 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 53-1002745-02...slots. 18 Slot-based licensing Slot-based licensing Slot-based licensing is used on the Brocade DCX and DCX 8510 Backbone families to support the FX8-24 blade, and on the Brocade DCX 8510 Backbone family to the number of slots upon which you can manually assign or...
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... can be applied to manually, as a slot-based license on the FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades and on the blade slot. 3. When this license is applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch, it to the whole chassis. The same multiple slot-based 10G license can use the licenseSlotCfg --remove and ...10G licensing The 10 Gbps FCIP/Fibre Channel license (10G license) enables the following procedure to the chassis using an account with admin permissions, or an account with OM permissions in the license class of RBAC commands. 2. For example, if you have an FX8-24 blade in one slot and an FC16-...
... can be applied to manually, as a slot-based license on the FC16-32 and FC16-48 port blades and on the blade slot. 3. When this license is applied to a Brocade 6510 or 6520 switch, it to the whole chassis. The same multiple slot-based 10G license can use the licenseSlotCfg --remove and ...10G licensing The 10 Gbps FCIP/Fibre Channel license (10G license) enables the following procedure to the chassis using an account with admin permissions, or an account with OM permissions in the license class of RBAC commands. 2. For example, if you have an FX8-24 blade in one slot and an FC16-...
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... This example assigns a license to a Brocade 6510 switch and enables 10 Gbps operation on port 2. 6510-switch:admin> licenseadd aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA 6510-switch:admin> licenseshow aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license Capacity 1 Consumed 1 6510-switch:admin> portcfgoctetspeedcombo 2 6510-switch:admin> portcfgspeed 2 10 Enabling the 10-GbE ports on an FX8-24 blade Use the following procedure to one...
... This example assigns a license to a Brocade 6510 switch and enables 10 Gbps operation on port 2. 6510-switch:admin> licenseadd aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA 6510-switch:admin> licenseshow aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license Capacity 1 Consumed 1 6510-switch:admin> portcfgoctetspeedcombo 2 6510-switch:admin> portcfgspeed 2 10 Enabling the 10-GbE ports on an FX8-24 blade Use the following procedure to one...
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...FTR_10G 7 8510-4switch:admin> licenseshow aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license Capacity 1 Consumed 1 Configured Blade Slots 7 8510-4switch:admin> bladecfggemode --set 10G -slot...the feature. The following licenses are given a time limit to multiple switches. Offline VE 7 ge0 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)...Fibre Channel license (slot-based) • Advanced Extension license (slot-based) • Advanced FICON Acceleration license (slot-based) • Adaptive Networking with QoS license (not required for Brocade...
...FTR_10G 7 8510-4switch:admin> licenseshow aTFPNFXGLmABANMGtT4LfSBJSDLWTYD3EFrr4WGAEMBA 10 Gigabit FCIP/Fibre Channel (FTR_10G) license Capacity 1 Consumed 1 Configured Blade Slots 7 8510-4switch:admin> bladecfggemode --set 10G -slot...the feature. The following licenses are given a time limit to multiple switches. Offline VE 7 ge0 -- 1G No_Module FCIP Disabled (10G Mode)...Fibre Channel license (slot-based) • Advanced Extension license (slot-based) • Advanced FICON Acceleration license (slot-based) • Adaptive Networking with QoS license (not required for Brocade...
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...19, 20 Ports assigned to the POD license as an inactive link during initial POD port assignment. For the non-server blade switches, the dynamic assignment occurs when an attached Fibre Channel link transitions to the online state. This means that do not receive a POD assignment have a state of time to ...license 24 ports are assigned to installed licenses: 12 ports are assigned to the base switch license 12 ports are provisioned for use the switchShow command to a POD license only if the server blade is treated as they come online. You can cause the ports to take different amounts...
...19, 20 Ports assigned to the POD license as an inactive link during initial POD port assignment. For the non-server blade switches, the dynamic assignment occurs when an attached Fibre Channel link transitions to the online state. This means that do not receive a POD assignment have a state of time to ...license 24 ports are assigned to installed licenses: 12 ports are assigned to the base switch license 12 ports are provisioned for use the switchShow command to a POD license only if the server blade is treated as they come online. You can cause the ports to take different amounts...
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...the total ports in Table 83 on page 563 and Table 84 on full-size frames Use the following formulas to the data in a switch or blade, the number of desired_distance, this case, the port operates in degraded mode instead of being disabled asa result of buffer credits with the ...realistic in the pool, because Fabric OS will use LS over LD. To gain the proper number of insufficient buffers. Determine the speed that Fibre Channel payloads are consistently 2,112 bytes is the upper limit of buffers required for other ports in Table 84. The assumption that you to select ...
...the total ports in Table 83 on page 563 and Table 84 on full-size frames Use the following formulas to the data in a switch or blade, the number of desired_distance, this case, the port operates in degraded mode instead of being disabled asa result of buffer credits with the ...realistic in the pool, because Fabric OS will use LS over LD. To gain the proper number of insufficient buffers. Determine the speed that Fibre Channel payloads are consistently 2,112 bytes is the upper limit of buffers required for other ports in Table 84. The assumption that you to select ...
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...blades that support 16 Gbps. • Virtual Channel flow control (VC_RDY) or Extended VC flow control (EXT_VC_RDY) mode must be in use . Buffer credit recovery is not supported for lists of devices and blades...For an F_Port on a Brocade switch or Access Gateway connected to an adapter, the following conditions must be met: • The Brocade switch or Access Gateway must ...Fibre Channel router (FCR) EX_Port that connects over an EX_Port Buffer credit recovery is in use . The feature is enabled automatically during a link reset if the conditions are met: • The FCR and the switch...
...blades that support 16 Gbps. • Virtual Channel flow control (VC_RDY) or Extended VC flow control (EXT_VC_RDY) mode must be in use . Buffer credit recovery is not supported for lists of devices and blades...For an F_Port on a Brocade switch or Access Gateway connected to an adapter, the following conditions must be met: • The Brocade switch or Access Gateway must ...Fibre Channel router (FCR) EX_Port that connects over an EX_Port Buffer credit recovery is in use . The feature is enabled automatically during a link reset if the conditions are met: • The FCR and the switch...
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... routing. 24 FC-FC routing overview A Fibre Channel router (FC router) is required for FC-FC routing between Fabric OS fabrics and between Brocade Network OS fabrics connected by an FC router. NOTE Brocade recommends that has been enabled for FC-FC routing The Integrated Routing license is a switch running the FC-FC routing service...
... routing. 24 FC-FC routing overview A Fibre Channel router (FC router) is required for FC-FC routing between Fabric OS fabrics and between Brocade Network OS fabrics connected by an FC router. NOTE Brocade recommends that has been enabled for FC-FC routing The Integrated Routing license is a switch running the FC-FC routing service...